Send worm in clean screw-capped container with 10% formalin or saline to prevent drying. Alternately, the formalin vial in the Parasite Detection Kit may be used. For scabies, remove the mite from its burrow with a needle or scalpel blade. Send scrapings in a clean dry container or on a glass slide.
Stability:
Specimen in saline stable 24 hours ambient or refrigerated. Specimen in formalin stable indefinitely ambient or refrigerated. All specimens unstable frozen.
Transport:
Ambient or refrigerated.
Comments:
For identification of worms and scabies only. For identification of any other insects, refer to Parasite Identification (83595) .
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